MrLLM@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhich computer-related belief do you hold without any foundation?message-squaremessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down12
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhich computer-related belief do you hold without any foundation?MrLLM@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square130fedilink
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoThe bigger Linux distros have all “just worked” for the better part of two decades
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoNot for me haha. I’m happy on Ubuntu, but I’ve had my share of weird bugs and ux issues. And they do a pretty good job. If I was on Ubuntu and never configured anything or installed any software, I’d have a slightly better track record.
minus-squareLumisal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoSwitch to an immutable distro for stability and ease of use. If you do more advanced stuff, Debian will also offer stability. Ubuntu is definitely not something I would put in the “just works” category anymore, unless it’s Server on CLI.
minus-squarecattywampas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoDo they come pre-installed on machines ready to be used out of the box?
minus-squareMac@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 months agoYes hardware, which gets delivered to you with all drivers preinstalled for an “out-of-the-box” Linux experience.
minus-squarecattywampas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThat’s awesome, this would make me use Linux.
minus-squareJakeroxs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoHonestly it’s generally really easy to install Linux these days, first time I did it back in 2008ish when I was like 12 on a shitty win xp laptop was not too bad either tbh.
The bigger Linux distros have all “just worked” for the better part of two decades
Not for me haha.
I’m happy on Ubuntu, but I’ve had my share of weird bugs and ux issues. And they do a pretty good job.
If I was on Ubuntu and never configured anything or installed any software, I’d have a slightly better track record.
Switch to an immutable distro for stability and ease of use.
If you do more advanced stuff, Debian will also offer stability.
Ubuntu is definitely not something I would put in the “just works” category anymore, unless it’s Server on CLI.
Do they come pre-installed on machines ready to be used out of the box?
Yes
That’s awesome, this would make me use Linux.
Honestly it’s generally really easy to install Linux these days, first time I did it back in 2008ish when I was like 12 on a shitty win xp laptop was not too bad either tbh.